CVE-2008-1808

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    CVE-2008-1808

    Published: 16 Jun 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple off-by-one errors in FreeType2 before 2.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted table in a Printer Font Binary (PFB) file or (2) a crafted SHC instruction in a TrueType Font (TTF) file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/30600, http://secunia.com/advisories/30721, http://secunia.com/advisories/30740, http://secunia.com/advisories/30766, http://secunia.com/advisories/30819, http://secunia.com/advisories/30821, http://secunia.com/advisories/30967, http://secunia.com/advisories/31479, http://secunia.com/advisories/31577, http://secunia.com/advisories/31707, http://secunia.com/advisories/31709, http://secunia.com/advisories/31711, http://secunia.com/advisories/31712, http://secunia.com/advisories/31823, http://secunia.com/advisories/31856, http://secunia.com/advisories/31900, http://secunia.com/advisories/33937, http://secunia.com/advisories/35204, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-10.xml, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201209-25.xml, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:121, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-643-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0014.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1794, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1876/references, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2423, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2466, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2525, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2558, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29637, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29639, http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=717, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00003.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00004.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html, http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-August/064118.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html, http://securitytracker.com/id?1020240, http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=3157&release_id=605780, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239006-1, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3026, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3129, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-318.htm, http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0255, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0556.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0558.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0329.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495497/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495869/100/0/threaded, http://www.vmware.com/support/player/doc/releasenotes_player.html, http://www.vmware.com/support/player2/doc/releasenotes_player2.html, http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/releasenotes_server.html, http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/releasenotes_ws55.html, http://www.vmware.com/support/ws6/doc/releasenotes_ws6.html, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2608, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11188, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00717.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00721.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High